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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1903

Page

7

The New Cure For Golds Bromo-Lax

The quick safe cure for colds and headaches with no quinine or calomel. No head stuffiness or salivation. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents per box.

Local visitors and business notices fill city pages

Wm. Gardner of Cedar Rapids visits with friends in the city. P. J. Barry departs for Chicago on business. Edward Fanning of Idaho Falls is in town visiting relatives. Mrs. Moylan and children from West Branch stay with friends. Della and Lizzie Geer travel from Summit. Henry Stein visits from Marshalltown. Henry Ashton returns from New Mexico in improved health.

Wm. Gardner Cedar Rapids Edward Fanning Idaho Falls Idaho Wm. Moylan West Branch City W. T. Brown Eldon Rock Island Henry Ashton New Mexico

Marriage license issued in Rock Island for Emily Asay and David Olney

A marriage license was issued Monday in Rock Island to Mrs Emily Asay of Rock Island and David Olney of Muscatine. The note lists other local movements and a regional railroad interest involving Muscatine North and South and Milwaukee, with Burlington eyeing the line.

Rock Island Emily Asay That City David Olney Muscatine Muscatine North and South Railroad Milwaukee Burlington Burlington Journal

Doctor’s Electric Bitters Cure Ulcerated Stomach Patient

Dr T G Merritt of No Mehoopany Pennsylvania reports a dramatic cure from violent stomach hemorrhages due to ulceration after using Electric Bitters. He notes the patient improved from the first dose and has remained attack free for 14 months. The remedy is advertised for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles and offered for 50 cents at Havercamp's Prescription drug store.

T. G. Merritt No. Mehoopany, Pa Havercamp’s Blanchard Nashville Tenn Lydia E. Pinkham Prinxham B. A. Brancwarp Broad St Philadelphia Mrs. Prinkham Birch St

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure

Claiming deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube, the ad offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes circulars and lists Toledo firm F. J. Cheney & Co and Hall's Family Pills for sale by druggists at 75 cents.

Hall F. J. Cheney. & CO Toledo

People Who Laugh When They Don’t Feel Like It

People who can laugh even when they do not feel like it are tied to psychological resilience and social coping. Laughter may signal adaptive emotion regulation and stress buffering across contexts, suggesting humorous expression supports mental balance.

Major Brush Praises Fifty-fourth Iowa Regiment at St Louis

Major Brush lauds Colonel Frank W Bishop and the Fifty-fourth Iowa National Guard regiment after inspection in St Louis. He calls the unit capable and well led though some companies show youth and some fatigue from parade drills en route.

Frank W. Bishop Major Brush Iowa National Guard St. Louis Bishop Iowa Regiment Forsythe Junction Burlington Muscatine Iowa Iowa Regment Fifty-fourth Othr National Guardsman Oklahoma Company C Fifty-fourth Regiment

Mansion of Aching Hearts Opens to Hushed Hall

The Wallack Theater company opened a three night stand at Grand Opera House with The Mansion of Aching Hearts. Strong artistic handling drew enthusiastic applause and packed house. Tonight and tomorrow feature a new bill. sales suggest continued success.

Garret Wallack Theater Company Grand Opera House

Arnica Salve Claims Cure For Severe Piles Case

O and Gulledge of Verbena Alabama suffered a severe piles infection with 24 tumors and multiple hospitalizations. Buck len's Arnica Salve reportedly stopped the inflammation and cured him. Sold at Havercamp's Prescription drug store for 25 cents.

O. & Gulledge Verbena Ala Bucklen Havercamp

Musserville Local Social Notes Highlight Travel and Health

In Musserville on May 5 Mr and Mrs J Kennedy prepare to sail to Buenos Aires with five children visiting Mrs K s parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Schweitzer at 728 Bismarck. Various residents are noted with visits travel and health updates including Edna Stocker visiting her parents and Mrs J Weekly recovering from surgery with care by Drs Fulliam and Clapp.

Musserville J. Kennedy Solomon City Kansas Buenos Ayres South America Andrew Schweitzer Bismarck Street Annie Schweitzer New York Thos. Hodgson Clinton Street Port Louisa Thomas Edna Stocker Chicago Gottlieb Stocker Taylor Phillips Vera Paulie Philip Street Fruitland Harry Phillips Taylor George Nelson Jack Muscatine John Snyder Frank Fowler Grandview John Fowler Buttervile Chas. Graham August Silberhorn Kemper Avenue Edgar P. Latham Nebraska Street South English Edgar Lindley Austin Hoopes J. P. Walton East Eighth Street David Anderson Elmer Jennison Elmer J. B. Weekly

Poets and Their Dogs Through History

The piece notes poets from Byron to Browning honoring dogs. It recalls Wohstéer Bavege Lanéer and his dog Giallo, Byron’s epitaph for Beatswein, Cowper's affection for his dog Dash, Lam's Dash, Mrs Browning's Flush, Shaftesbury's collie, Rogers's habit of walking with his dog, and Scott declining a dinner when his dog died.

Wohstéer Bavege Lanéer Giallo Byron Beatswein Cowper Charles Lam Mrs. Browning Earl of Shaftesbury Samuel Rogers Scott

Advertising Pays Off for Smith Grocer’s Help Wanted

A grocer reports success from advertising in the paper. He placed a help wanted ad for a boy last week and the next day his wife found two twin boys. The item underscores the value of newspaper advertising for local hiring and family news.

Smith

Sweet baby arrives as Graham family welcomes new girl

Mr and Mrs Charles Graham of 208 Philip Street celebrate the arrival of a baby girl on May 2. Silas Guthrie plans move back to town from a tenant house at W H Hoopes & Sons. A hard freeze damaged garden crops, Mittman Bros adjust to J Mittman and Son Dairy, with J Mittman family moving closer to town to farm.

Musserville Charles Graham Philip Street Silas Guthrie W. H. Hoopes & Sons Jack Frost Mittman Bros J. Mittman

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W. E. Battey West Second Street John A.robbins Fire Life and Accident Insurance First National Bank LOCAL E. L. Graham's E. 2d St Henry Nicolaus Wilton Tri-City Rug Co Hacket Sycamore Street W. J. Miller P. J. Barry North Mulberry Street Della Lizzie Geer Summit Henry Stein Marshalltown Horace Husted John Andrew Davidson West Fourth Street G. O. Morgridge Columbus Junction Darrow J. Linn Hoopes West Third Street Hershey Hospital F. W. Bishop Ottumwa Col. Bishop F. F. Beckerman Trinity Episcopal Church Oskaloosa Ben, Beach, Jr Mrs Benj. Beach West Eighth Street Fred Norwood David Patterson West Chester Bradfield Regulator CO Atlanta M.P. Goff Louis The American Kola Co Des Moines Dennis O'Leary Soldiers’ Home Fort Leavenworth, Kan D. O'Leary, Jr New Hampshire Street Elaine Roze Miss Roze GEO, Kranz Battle Creek Health Tablet Company, Ltd Battle Creek, Mich
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